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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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